Multi-modal Exercise Program in Older Aduls With Knee Osteoarthritis (MME-KOA)

Cardenal Herrera University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteo Arthritis Knee

Treatments: Other: Conventional treatment; Other: Multi-modal exercise program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03951506

UNIVERSITY CARDENAL HERRERA-20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: To evaluate the short-term effects of a multi-modal exercise program on physical performance variables in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Full description

• Aim: To evaluate the short-term effects of 16 week multi-modal exercise program on physical performance variables in independent community-dwelling older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
• Design: randomized controlled trial.
• Setting: home-based intervention.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 60 years
• Knee pain
• Score in Kellgren-Lawrence Scale ≥1

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to ambulate independently
• Mini-mental state examination score < 24
• Barthel Index score < 80
• Unstable cardiovascular disease
• Neurological disorder that could compromise exercising
• Upper or lower-extremity fracture in the past year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental-Multi-modal exercise program

Experimental group

Description:

Each session (48) starts with 7 minutes of moderate warm-up exercises focusing on mobility and flexibility. Secondly, the strengthening exercises consist of knee extensions, knee flexions, hip abductions, ankle plantar flexions, and ankle dorsiflexions. Thirdly, a set of balance exercises including knee bends, backwards walking, walking and turning around, sideways walking, tandem stance, tandem walk,one-leg stand, heel walking, toe walking, toe to heel walking backwards, sit-to-stand, and stair walking. Finally, participants are instructed to walk at their usual pace for at least 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Multi-modal exercise program

Experimental-conventional treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Each session (48) consist in isotonic exercises of low intensity and joint mobility of the lower extremities. These exercises are usually prescribed in medical consultations for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional treatment